# Missouri crops face heat stress as farmers wait for rain

> A northwest Missouri farmer reported a hot, dry spell with temperatures in the mid-90s for five days and only 3.5 inches of rain since bean planting. Corn leaves are rolling and early soybeans are nearing full canopy, with irrigation already running in the area.

- Date: 2025-06-27 · published 2025-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13084-missouri-crops-face-heat-stress-as-farmers-wait-for-rain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat and moisture stress in key corn and soybean areas adds modest weather premium to prices if it persists. The effect is local and may ease if rain arrives.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-07-11 | [Heat stress on its way \| UT Crops News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69812-heat-stress-on-its-way-ut-crops-news.md) | -4.3% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [Extreme heat, dryness strike US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13251-extreme-heat-dryness-strike-us-crops-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2026-08-17 | [Day 1 recap: Pro Farmer Crop Tour finds heat stress in South Dakota, excess moisture in Ohio - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12969-day-1-recap-pro-farmer-crop-tour-finds-heat-stress-in-south-dakota-excess.md) | +3.1% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [2K rice, corn farmers lose crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6716-2k-rice-corn-farmers-lose-crops.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2017-07-11 | [Heat stress on its way \| UT Crops News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69812-heat-stress-on-its-way-ut-crops-news.md) | -3.5% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2023-09-05 | [Extreme heat, dryness strike US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13251-extreme-heat-dryness-strike-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-17 | [Day 1 recap: Pro Farmer Crop Tour finds heat stress in South Dakota, excess moisture in Ohio - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12969-day-1-recap-pro-farmer-crop-tour-finds-heat-stress-in-south-dakota-excess.md) | +4.4% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/missouri-farmer-reports-hot-dry-conditions-as-corn-tassels-and-soybeans-near-canopy

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